solicitor general vs. attorney general

a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.

the chief legal officer in some states.

(initial capital letters),  the law officer of the U.S. government next below the Attorney General, having charge of appeals, as to the Supreme Court.

the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. att. gen.

Attorney General, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet. Atty. Gen.